Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013
Long title	To provide justice for the victims of trafficking.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Rep. Ted Poe (R, TX-2)
Number of co-sponsors	4
Codification
Acts affected	Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, Crime Control Act of 1990, Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and others.
U.S.C. sections affected	18 U.S.C. § 1594, 18 U.S.C. § 1591, 18 U.S.C. § 1959, 18 U.S.C. § 3014, 31 U.S.C. § 9703, and others.
Agencies affected	United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, United States Department of Justice, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Department of Labor, United States Department of State, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security
Authorizations of appropriations	$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, for a total of $35,000,000
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3530 by Rep. Ted Poe (R, TX-2) on November 19, 2013; Committee consideration by United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations;

The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013 (H.R. 3530) is a bill that would authorize the appropriation of $25 million annually over the 2015-2019 period for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide grants to states and other recipients aimed at improving the enforcement of laws against human trafficking and to assist victims of such crimes.^[1] According to newspaper The Hill, the bill would "impose an additional fine of $5,000 on any person convicted of crimes related to sex trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children or human smuggling."^[2]

The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

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